Baby, Don't Change Your Mind

"Baby, Don't Change Your Mind"
Single by Gladys Knight & the Pips
from the album Still Together
B-side"I Love to Feel That Feeling"
Released1977
Genre
Length3:15
LabelBuddah Records
Songwriter(s)Van McCoy
Gladys Knight & the Pips singles chronology
"Nobody but You"
(1977) 		"Baby, Don't Change Your Mind"
(1977) 		"Home Is Where the Heart Is"
(1977)
Licensed audio
"Baby, Don't Change Your Mind (Audio)" on YouTube

"Baby, Don't Change Your Mind" is a 1977 single by Gladys Knight & the Pips. It was originally performed by the Stylistics on their 1976 album Fabulous. The song was written by Van McCoy, who had a disco hit himself with "the Hustle". McCoy would go on to write "Come Back and Finish What You Started", a hit for Gladys Knight & the Pips in 1978.

"Baby, Don't Change Your Mind" was the first of three singles released from the album Still Together. It reached number 4 in the UK, making it their last Top 5 hit in the UK. In the US the song reached number 52 on the Hot 100 and number 10 on the US R&B Charts.[2]

Track listing

7″ single
  1. "Baby, Don't Change Your Mind" – 3:15
  2. "I Love to Feel That Feeling" – 3:30

Charts

Chart (1977) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[3] 8
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[4] 11
Canada Top Singles (RPM)[5] 58
Ireland (IRMA)[6] 7
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[7] 4
UK Singles (OCC)[8] 4
US Billboard Hot 100[9] 52
US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[10] 10

References

  1. ^ Stanley, Bob (13 September 2013). "This Is My Prayer: The Birth of Soul". Yeah Yeah Yeah: The Story of Modern Pop. Faber & Faber. p. 160. ISBN 978-0-571-28198-5.
  2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 330.
  3. ^ "Gladys Knight & The Pips – Baby Don't Change Your Mind" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  4. ^ "Gladys Knight & The Pips – Baby Don't Change Your Mind" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  5. ^ "Top RPM Singles: Issue 3687b." RPM. Library and Archives Canada.
  6. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Baby Don't Change Your Mind". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved December 3, 2018.
  7. ^ "Gladys Knight & The Pips – Baby Don't Change Your Mind" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  8. ^ "Gladys Knight & The Pips: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company.
  9. ^ "Gladys Knight and The Pips Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
  10. ^ "Gladys Knight and The Pips Chart History (Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs)". Billboard.